Mat 22:15 | RWP | e4.org | Went ( πορευθεντες ). So-called deponent passive and redundant use of the verb as in : "Go and learn." Took counsel ( συμβουλιον ελαβον ). Like the Latin consilium capere as in . Ensnare in his talk ( παγιδευσωσιν εν λογω ). From παγις , a snare or trap. Here only in the N.T. In the LXX ( ; ; Test. of Twelve Patriarchs, Joseph 7:1). Vivid picture of the effort to trip Jesus in his speech like a bird or wild beast.

‏ Matthew 22:15

Went ( πορευθεντες ). So-called deponent passive and redundant use of the verb as in 9:13: "Go and learn."

Took counsel ( συμβουλιον ελαβον ). Like the Latin consilium capere as in 12:14.

Ensnare in his talk ( παγιδευσωσιν εν λογω ). From παγις, a snare or trap. Here only in the N.T. In the LXX (1Ki 28:9; Ec 9:12; Test. of Twelve Patriarchs, Joseph 7:1). Vivid picture of the effort to trip Jesus in his speech like a bird or wild beast.